Paris 2024: How to become a volunteer?
Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365: published on Thursday August 04, 2022 at 8:33 p.m.
Paris 2024 expects to hire between 35,000 and 45,000 volunteers. How will this selection be made and how to apply?
A little less than two years from the Paris Olympic Games, which will be held from July 24 to August 11, the organization of this planetary event is progressing. The organizers have now revealed the sites selected to host the various events as well as the terms and conditions for purchasing venues to attend the competitions. However, these could not take place without the presence of volunteers. Paris 2024 counts by engaging between 35,000 and 45,000. A pharaonic but essential project. These thousands of ants, placed in the front line, will accompany the athletes throughout the fortnight, but also the actors a little further back (coaches, doctors, journalists, etc.) and of course, the spectators.
How will it be possible to apply to become a volunteer? Simply submit your completed application form to the organizing committee. A contact center with Paris 2024 volunteers has even been activated to help people wishing to obtain assistance by telephone or e-mail when compiling their file. And what skills are required to be successful? None. Given the multitude of tasks incumbent on volunteers, everyone will find a shoe that fits. However, it is advisable to indicate in your application file any particularity likely to attract attention, such as, for example, the mastery of a foreign language or a rare aptitude.
Motivated candidates and nothing else
Additional interviews or assessments could then take place. A first concrete meeting that will allow the organizers to assess everyone’s motivation. Prone in the first place, the enthusiasm of the candidates remains the most important tool for the success of this Olympiad because they represent the face of Paris 2024 to the general public. And therefore, the essential asset to highlight in applicants. They will be kept informed from September 2023 whether or not they will be part of the Paris 2024 adventure. A mission will then be proposed to the selected volunteers according to their profiles.